When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.
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About Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was president of the united states from 1929 to 1933. Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power